[Afamilyatwar-list] TV Series - another suggestion

Mon Jan 22 17:48:59 CST 2018

You can get all of To Serve Them All My Days on Youtube.
I binge watched the entire 13 episodes in one weekend - it was terrific.
I did feel it ran out of a bit of steam (and got a little soap-operatic towards the end) but was a wonderful series.
I would never have known it existed, had I not been on this string of emails:) 

    On Monday, 22 January 2018, 23:50, "Hellman, Arthur via Afamilyatwar-list" <afamilyatwar-list at baylor.edu> wrote:

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Sent: Monday, January 22, 2018 11:37 AM
To: christine.kendell at btopenworld.com; afamilyatwar-list at baylor.edu; 'Veit, Richard' <Richard_Veit at baylor.edu>
Subject: Re: [Afamilyatwar-list] TV Series - another suggestion    Indeed! I’ve seen To Serve Them and enjoyed it very much. I’ve always been a fan of Frank Middleton since seeing him originally as Kutuzov in War and Peace. I’ve taken up many of the recommendations made by AFAW fans (thanks be to my multiregion DVD player)! Withdrawal is hard, but backup makes it tolerable! Sefton, where art thou?...

 On Monday, January 22, 2018, 11:22 AM, Christine Kendell <christine.kendell at btopenworld.com> wrote: 
To Serve Them All My Days (1980) is set mainly in a boys’ public school, but David Powlett-Jones (John Duttine) is the son and brother of Welsh miners, so there is some class tension. He’s sent to the school to teach history as a kind of occupational therapy, as he’s had a bad case of shell-shock in the Great War. He’s quite a radical, especially compared to most of the masters. He gives a great performance, as does Neil Stacy as the science master who runs the OTC. I saw it at the time, and am watching the DVDs now.   Richard, 20,000 Streets was tremendous!   Christine       From:afamilyatwar-list-bounces at baylor.edu [mailto:afamilyatwar-list-bounces at baylor.edu]On Behalf Of Scott Filderman via Afamilyatwar-list
Sent: 15 January 2018 14:31
To: afamilyatwar-list at baylor.edu; Veit, Richard
Subject: Re: [Afamilyatwar-list] TV Series   I thank all the wonderful AFAW fans who have made these recommendations. I’ve made a list and am checking it twice! Nobody’s been naughty because everyone’s been nice! Between the library and Amazon I have several series to investigate. I even received a response from the son of Colin Douglas! Now THAT’S a fan base! Quite!   Scott Filderman 

 On Sunday, January 14, 2018, 9:55 PM, Veit, Richard via Afamilyatwar-list <afamilyatwar-list at baylor.edu> wrote: 
In my opinion, John Finch's A Family at War is the finest television series ever. The writing and acting are superb, unfailingly strong throughout the 52 episodes. The WW2 period is captured with a perceptive honesty, and we care deeply about the characters.   But it goes without saying that there are many other series that are also well worth seeing. Here are my personal favourites, with five in each category:   DRAMA Sam [also by John Finch] Foyle's War Upstairs Downstairs Danger UXB 20,000 Streets Under the Sky   COMEDY Dad's Army You Rang, M'Lord? Goodnight Sweetheart Fawlty Towers Keeping Up Appearances   Thanks to all of you for the great suggestions!   Richard Veit _______________________________________________
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